Tuscany

Tuscany is a wine region in Italy.

Sangiovese leads the plantings, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah alongside it.

The ground underneath is clay, galestro and limestone.

The climate is mediterranean, running temperate.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and valley floor.

Red wine, dry white wine and dessert wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows full-bodied and complex, plum, sometimes earthy or floral notes and sweet, plus two more.

Labels here fall under the DOC, the DOCG and the IGT.

Inside it sit Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Bolgheri, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Morellino di Scansano.

Names to look for on a shelf: Biondi Santi, Castello Banfi, Fontodi and Marchesi Antinori.

At the table these bottles work with pasta with tomato sauce, grilled meats, mature cheeses and duck.

Serve chilled.

Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

In the glass.

Red: Full-bodied and complex, Plum, Sometimes earthy or floral notes.

Dessert: Sweet, Rich.

Sparkling: Produced as a traditional method.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DOC
• DOCG
• IGT

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Bibi Graetz Testamatta Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
• Biondi Santi Tenuta Greppo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
• Biondi Santi Tenuta Greppo Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
• Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy
• Case Basse di Gianfranco Soldera Toscana IGT - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
• Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
• Fattoria Le Pupille 'Saffredi' Maremma Toscana, Tuscany, Italy
• Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy

At the table.

• Pasta with tomato sauce
• Grilled meats
• Mature cheeses
• Duck
• Chocolate desserts

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve chilled.
• Keeps for 5 to 10 years.

Inside the region.

Nearby regions.

Tuscany: common questions

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